Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4845085-20130721034326/@comment-12416864-20130812173218

I think Kleya will get a villain color because "knowing" and "doing" are different. Sure, she wants to be a Hero, and she knows how to be a Hero, but that doesn't mean she will do exactly what she knows when the pressure is on. An example we can see of her doing this is when Kleya tries to hack The Bandit in their first match.

Kleya knows not to hack, but her determination to win made her fall into temptation and she hacked - and her Hero Smiley undid her hacking and covered it up.

However, she can't use her Hero Smiley now, because of the lack of Esone(s). Therefore, the temptation from D will frustrate her, she'll want to hack to do the Hero's Choice, but then she'll remember in the nick of time that she has to be a hero and not hack - forcing her to go along a villainous route.

Plus, it gives for a better comedic contrast / dramatic realization if her desire to become a hero prevents her from getting a Hero alignment - or, in other words, in order for her to be a Hero, she has to be villainous, but in order to be a hero, she has to be a Villain.

At least, if I was writing the story, that's how I would write it. Aneeka probably has different ideas. Either way, it makes for a good story.